App Features: Parking & EV Charging Booking

Hubs

Two hubs, used separately or linked

A hub is a site's set of bookable chargers or spaces. Pick a hub to see what you can set.

De Energy Hub host app Parking Hubs screen

Parking Hub: bookable car park spaces

Any car park or set of spaces a business wants to make bookable, with or without a charger.

Any number of named spaces, each with its own QR code
Availability and a minimum booking length for the whole hub
Free, or paid per 30-minute slot with a weekday rate and a weekend rate
Tick the vehicle types it suits: Car/SUV, Large Van/Minibus, Bus/Truck or Campervan
Add a height limit, and rules or instructions that drivers read before they book
Name the hub to say who it is for, for example Acme Guests Only

De Energy Hub host app Charging Hubs screen

Charging Hub: bookable EV chargers

A set of chargers at one site. You describe each charger in the app by hand.

Any number of named chargers, each with its own QR code
Each charger has a name, maximum speed, connector type (Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 1 or EHU), brand and energy label
A rate per kWh for each energy label a charger offers: up to three, one each for Pure, Smart and Boost
Operating days, opening hours and a minimum booking length for the hub
Chargers in one hub can differ, so a hub can mix Type 2 chargers and EHU posts
Enable or disable a charger in the app: disabling a charger cancels the bookings on it

De Energy Hub app: optionally link a parking hub to your charging hub

Park & Charge: the space and the charger in one booking

Link a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub from either side.

One booking and one payment, with the breakdown shown
Each hub keeps its own rate
The linked hub follows the schedule of the hub it was linked from
The Parking Hub rules show on the overview of both hubs
Drivers can filter by vehicle type once a Charging Hub is linked to a Parking Hub

Every hub is public. Any driver, including company vehicles and fleets, can find and book it. One account can run many sites, with one Charging Hub and one Parking Hub per Eircode. Opening your site to every road user helps drivers find a charger or a space on their route while Ireland builds out its charging network.

Vehicles and connectors supported

🚗Car / SUV

Type 2CCSCHAdeMO

🚐Large Van / Minibus

Type 2CCS

🚛Bus / Truck

Type 2CCSCHAdeMO

🏕️Campervan

IEC 60309 (EHU)Type 2

Booking

From search to check-out, in four screens

Drivers and guests need the app and an account. There are two ways in: search by location in advance, or scan a QR code on arrival.

De Energy Hub app map of Ireland with charging hubs as green pins, plus search and filters

Find a charger or a space

Search by location on a map or in a list, in a parking view or a charging view. Filter by charger speed, connector type (including EHU for campervans) and distance, or search by energy rate and price. Where a Charging Hub is linked to a Parking Hub, drivers can filter by vehicle type too. The rate, the price and the energy label are shown on every hub before booking.

De Energy Hub app: select a start time and booking length

Book the time you need

Choose a start time and a booking length. The host sets the minimum booking length for the hub: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours or longer. A booking can cover several hours, and a multi-day booking is one booking with a start and end date on a calendar. Arriving without a booking? Scan the QR code: it opens the booking screen for that exact charger or space.

De Energy Hub app review booking screen with the pricing breakdown and the promotional code field

See the total, then pay by card

The rate, the 15% service fee and VAT are shown before the driver confirms. A promo code goes into the promotional code field. Payment is by card in the app, and an invoice is issued for each paid booking.

De Energy Hub app booking screen showing time left and a reminder to check out

Check in and check out through the booking

Check-in opens 15 minutes before the start. Reminders go out 5 minutes before the booking starts and 5 minutes in if the driver has not checked in. At the end, reminders go out 5 minutes before, at the end time and shortly after. A driver who has not checked out is checked out 5 minutes after the end time. A photo at check-in and check-out is optional, and it is the driver's choice.

Pricing and fees

The host sets the rate. The driver sees the total first.

Host's rate+ 15% service fee+ VAT= Total, shown before the driver confirms

Parking

Free, or priced per 30-minute slot with a weekday rate and a weekend rate.

Charging

A rate per kWh for each energy label a charger offers, EHU posts included. The price a driver pays comes from the host's rate and the time booked.

Host earnings

On full-price bookings the host keeps 100% of the rate they set. The 15% service fee and VAT are added on top. There is no listing fee.

Payment and payouts

Drivers pay by card in the app and receive an invoice for each paid booking. Payouts are made daily, at the end of the day, when there is something to pay out.

Cancellations follow the cancellation policy in the app: free up to 24 hours before the start, 50% between 24 and 4 hours before, and the full value inside 4 hours.

De Energy Hub app review booking screen with the pricing breakdown

What the driver seesThe breakdown before they confirm.

Promo codes

A perk for staff, guests, residents or partners

Promo codes change the price. Every booking still shows who made it.

Request

A host requests promo codes from De Energy Hub.

Set up in advance

The number of uses, including per person and per month, an expiry date, and whether the code covers parking, charging or both.

Share

The host shares the code with staff, guests, residents or partners.

Type it in

The user types the code into the promotional code field when they book.

Discounted

A percentage off the overall price. The user pays the balance.

Complimentary

100% off, so there is no payment screen. The host covers the electricity and offers it as a perk.

Energy labels

Pure, Smart or Boost, chosen for each charger

Every charger shows where its power comes from. Hosts choose which labels a charger offers and set a rate for each one, and drivers see them before they book.

☀️ Pure Energy

100% renewable electricity from the host's own site, so zero CO2 emissions from the electricity.

0g CO2 / kWh

🔄 Smart Energy

A mix of renewables and the grid.

🚀 Boost Energy

Full grid power at maximum kW.

🏠 For hosts: set it up once, per charger

When you create a Charging Hub, you choose which energy labels each charger offers and set a rate per kWh for each one. Pure is for your own 100% renewable supply, Smart is a mix of renewables and the grid, and Boost is full grid power. Companies that care where their power comes from can list their chargers as Pure and be found by drivers who want to charge on renewables.

🚗 For drivers: see every rate, pick yours

The energy label and rate for each charger are shown before you book. Where a host offers a rate for more than one energy source, you pick the one you want when you book. Where there is one rate, that is the one you see. Search by energy rate to find Pure Energy hubs and charge on renewable electricity, or choose Boost for full grid power at maximum kW.

Label	Where the power comes from	What it means for you
☀️ Pure Energy	100% renewable electricity from the host's own site	Zero CO2 emissions from the electricity
🔄 Smart Energy	A mix of renewables and the grid	Part renewable electricity, part grid electricity
🚀 Boost Energy	Full grid power at maximum kW	Charging at the charger's maximum kW

QR codes

One code for each charger and each space

A scan opens the booking screen for that exact charger or space. It starts a booking, and drivers check in through the booking.

De Energy Hub app: create a unique QR code for each charger

Create a code for each charger or space

Generate a unique QR code for each charger or space, so drivers can scan and book. Parking Hubs work the same way, with a code for each space.

Pick your brand colour

Choose a colour scheme for the code so it matches your site.

Add your logo or an icon

Put your logo or an icon in the code, then print it and place it at the charger or space.

De Energy Hub app: overview of all generated QR codes with edit and delete options

Manage every code in one list

See all your QR codes in the app, and print, edit or delete them whenever you need to.

Host screens

What a host sees in the app

The app does the booking, payment and notifications. A member of your team sets up the hubs and answers driver queries in the app.

De Energy Hub host app home screen showing bookings, check-ins, messages, hub counts and earnings

Home: bookings, messages and earnings

Upcoming bookings and open queries
Earnings by day, week and month
How many Charging Hubs and Parking Hubs you have, and who is checked in
Notifications at check-in and check-out
Every booking, past and upcoming, shows who made it: a driver, a guest you booked for, or your own booking
Read and reply to messages, with push notifications
Reports are available from De Energy Hub on request
Book on behalf of a guest, or book your own charger or space. Guests need the app to check in and out.

Charging Hubs: your chargers and their QR codes

Your chargers in each hub, with their details
Create and print a QR code for each charger
Enable or disable a charger (disabling cancels the bookings on it)
Book a charger for a guest, or for yourself

Parking Hubs: your spaces and their QR codes

Your spaces in each hub, with their details
Create and print a QR code for each space
Book a space for a guest, or for yourself

De Energy Hub app parking hubs list showing distance, charging availability and prices

The driver appA list or a map, with the price on every hub.

Driver screens

What a driver gets

Map or list

A parking view or a charging view, with parking shown with or without charging.

Filters and search

Charger speed, connector type and distance, plus search by energy rate and price. Vehicle type too, where a Charging Hub is linked to a Parking Hub.

Price first

The rate and the total are shown before the driver confirms.

Live session

Time left, and a prompt to check out.

Navigate

Open the hub in Google Maps.

History

A session summary of cost, energy label and duration, plus usage overview and session history.

Drivers can message the host about anything tied to that hub, and use Contact Us in the app. Drivers create a driver account, which is separate from a host account.

Set-up

Download, add a hub, print your QR codes, go live

Self-serve, with no application and no waiting period. A hub is created when you submit it, and set-up is typically under an hour.

Every setup screen is on the app page. The hub setup guide walks through a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub screen by screen, from naming your hub to review and submit.

📖 See the hub setup guide →

By sector

See it for your kind of site

Each sector page shows one scenario for that kind of business, and links back here for the feature detail.

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Hotels & hospitalityPark & Charge, reception bookings and guest promo codes

🏕️

Campsites, campervan parks & holiday parksEHU hook-up and EV charging booked for the time needed

🏡

Holiday lets, self-catering & AirbnbA guest charger, booked by the host or by the guest

💼

Employers & workplacesBook bays and chargers in advance, with staff promo codes

🏭

Depots, logistics & fleet operatorsSpare bays and chargers for visiting trucks and buses

🛒

Retail parks & shopping centresFree parking with paid charging, a QR code per bay

🌾

Farms, agricultural sites & rural propertiesSpare capacity for visitors, contractors and guests

🏫

Schools, ETBs & collegesStaff promo codes and open-day parking

🏛️

Councils & public sectorQR booking and payment in place of pay-and-display machines

🗺️

Tourist attractions & visitor car parksPeak-day parking and Park & Charge for visitors

⛳

Golf & country clubsSlot lengths for long rounds, with member promo codes

🏋️

Leisure centres & gymsMember promo codes and reminders that help bays turn over

🏢

Apartments & managed estatesResidents book a shared charger in advance

Got questions?

App features FAQ

What is a Parking Hub?

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A Parking Hub is a bookable car park or set of spaces. You name each space, choose free or paid, and print a QR code for each one. Paid parking is priced per 30-minute slot with a weekday rate and a weekend rate. You can tick the vehicle types the hub suits, add a height limit and write rules or instructions for drivers.

What is a Charging Hub?

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A Charging Hub is a set of bookable EV chargers at one site. You add each charger with its name, maximum speed, connector type (Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 1 or EHU), brand, and the energy labels it offers, each with its own rate per kWh. Each charger gets its own QR code, and you set the operating days, opening hours and minimum booking length for the hub.

How does Park and Charge work?

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Link a Charging Hub and a Parking Hub from either side. A driver then books the space and the charger in one booking, with one payment and the breakdown shown. Each hub keeps its own rate, the linked hub follows the schedule of the hub it was linked from, and the Parking Hub rules show on the overview of both.

How do QR codes work in the app?

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Each charger and each space has its own QR code, which you generate in the app, brand with a colour and your logo or an icon, and print. A scan opens the booking screen for that exact charger or space and starts a booking. Drivers check in and check out through the booking.

How does pricing work?

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The host sets the rate: a rate per kWh for each energy label a charger offers, and a price per 30-minute slot for parking. The driver sees the rate, the 15% service fee and VAT, and the total before confirming. On full-price bookings the host keeps 100% of the rate they set. Drivers pay by card and receive an invoice for each paid booking.

How do promo codes work?

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A host requests promo codes from De Energy Hub. They are set up in advance with a number of uses, including per person and per month, an expiry date, and whether they cover parking, charging or both. The host shares the code and the user types it into the promotional code field when booking. A discounted code takes a percentage off, and a complimentary code skips the payment screen.

What can a host see in the app?

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Upcoming bookings and every past booking with who made it, who is checked in, driver messages, hub counts, and earnings by day, week and month. Hosts are notified at check-in and check-out, can book for a guest or for themselves, and can create and print QR codes.

What do drivers get in the app?

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A map or list of parking and charging hubs, with filters for charger speed, connector type and distance, and a search by energy rate and price. Where a Charging Hub is linked to a Parking Hub, drivers can also filter by vehicle type. Drivers see the rate and total before booking, check in and out through the booking, see time left with a check-out prompt, navigate in Google Maps, and get a session summary of cost, energy label and duration.

What do I need to start listing, and is there an application?

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Download the app, create a host account, add a hub, generate your QR codes and go live. There is no application or waiting period, and set-up is typically under an hour. The app works with the EV chargers you already own: you describe each charger in the app. Drivers create a separate driver account, because one account does not do both. The steps are in the hub setup guide.

What are Pure, Smart and Boost Energy?

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Hosts choose which energy labels each charger offers, and drivers see them before they book. Pure Energy is 100% renewable electricity from the host's own site, with zero CO2 emissions from the electricity. Smart Energy is a mix of renewables and the grid. Boost Energy is full grid power at maximum kW. Where a host sets a rate for each energy source, the driver picks which rate to book.

App features current as of October 2026. Questions? Get in touch.

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